𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝟬𝟵-𝟮𝟮-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. 📸🍁
This tower stands 120 feet tall with a 10-foot tall cabin creating a total height of 132 feet to the peak of the roof. It has 153 steps. The tower was constructed in 1936, one of 38 Depression-era towers built throughout the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest. In the early 20th Century, wildfire was rampant throughout northern Wisconsin. Use of the tower ended in 1960. In 1978, the U.S. Forest Service was approached by L. Buell who asked to purchase the Military Hill Fire Lookout Tower. Following purchase it was his his stated desire to donate the tower to the Town of Phelps Wisconsin . On April 11, 1978, Mr. Buell completed this donation. methods. Use of the tower ended in 1960. (𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳)
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